Ward Williams urges UK business owners to prioritise creating Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) and Wills to protect their enterprises. The article emphasises the importance of separate business and personal LPAs, highlights key actions for business owners, and announces a free Business Breakfast event in Uxbridge on 12th September, 2024, focused on securing business legacies through LPAs and Wills. Ward Williams offers specialised services to help business owners navigate these complex legal and financial matters, ensuring business continuity and peace of mind.

Financial gifts can make a huge difference for children and grandchildren but care needs to be taken to ensure they are carried out tax efficiently.

Lifetime gifting could include making cash gifts from surplus income, charitable giving and taking advantage of annual exemptions and the small gifts exemption.

In the recent budget (delivered on 15 March 2023), the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced a number of measures that are intended to increase “growth” and support efforts to (a) encourage inactive individuals to return to work, in particular those aged 50 and above, and (b) remove incentives to reduce hours or leave the labour market altogether. Of particular interest are the t ...

Our Budget Summary provides an overview of the key announcements arising from the Chancellor’s speech. Download Autumn Budget Report PDF Additionally, throughout the Summary you will find informative comments to help you assess the effect that the proposed changes may have on you personally. Don’t forget, we can help to ensure that your accounts are accurate and fully compli ...

The government has published over 30 updates, consultations and documents on the UK's first ever Tax Day. The announcements, which would traditionally be published at Budget, have been released later to allow for scrutiny from stakeholders. It was announced that HMRC will tighten rules to force holiday let landlords to prove they have made a realistic effort to rent propertie ...

As a member of the Society of Will Writers (SWW), you must abide by their three compulsory requirements of Membership. These include ongoing training and development, code of practice compliance, and a comprehensive insurance policy to cover estate planning activities. Choosing a qualified and knowledgeable Will Writer based on their track record, their expertise and how they w ...

An individual with assets at their disposal may be prepared to make absolute gifts of those assets to relatives or friends, as steps towards inheritance tax (IHT) planning. Whilst a direct gift has the benefits of simplicity, there are a number of reasons why an individual may not wish to make outright gifts, such as loss of control, the age or personal/financial circumstances ...

We are delighted to announce that Ward William’s Mark Speed is now a member of The Society of Will Writers. Ward Williams will now be able to assist you with putting a valid Will in place and offer specialist advice and succession planning. As the majority of people have come to understand, we should have a Will, but the reality is that most of us don’t have one. It’s importan ...